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Symmetric graphs and the classification of the finite simple groups

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Groups — Korea 1983

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Some applications of the finite simple group classification to the study of symmetric graphs are discussed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Western Australia, 6009, Nedlands, W.A., Australia

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Praeger, C.E. (1984). Symmetric graphs and the classification of the finite simple groups. In: Kim, A.C., Neumann, B.H. (eds) Groups — Korea 1983. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1098. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0099667

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